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MonkeMischief

@ MonkeMischief @lemmy.today

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  • What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

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  • Lol yeah, that's what I meant, digitally delivered videogames. I remember having to secure my copy of like, Halo 3 or Skyrim in advance so I could play it on release. :D

  • What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

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  • For some people? Pre-ordering digital games. I mean huh? What are ye even doin there Jimmy-Bob? You afraid they're gonna run out of copies? O.o

    Edit: digitally delivered, like say, Steam or GoG games.

  • What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

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  • AI and subscriptions

  • Don't pay for AI, frame your questions like you want Maccas.

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  • "Aw no, darn it! Nameless Junior Engineer/intern/contractor lost all your data to the open web and a forced update corrupted your C: Drive...Again! Such a shame. Anyway you're gonna love what's new in M$ 365 / Azur€ / Gam£₱a$$ / Window$ €£€V€N / ¢o₱i£ot..."

    --Micro$£o₱, every time

  • What was your "we have to leave now" moment?

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  • Microsoft Reportedly Looking At Rebasing Azure Linux On Fedora

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  • guess what comes next.

    Impossible and user-violating arbitrary standards pushed via legislation that only their OSes conveniently meet?

  • Trump: Shooter at White House press dinner had multiple weapons, one officer shot

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  • WOW. Yeah my first thought was staging too.

    Does he think ahead? Of course not. But is this something some insecure 2-bit tinpot dictator would do in an attempt to self-legitimize? Well then of course he's gonna copy that.

  • Our totally normal Nintendo DS ad is ready to print, boss!

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  • Lady, maybe it's best that Patrick Bateman over there is busy with his NeoGeo. You have no idea!

  • US government watchdog to investigate Epstein files release

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  • Lol "whether the agency is complying". Their great leader literally said "You're not getting any more files! >=["

    We need an "investigation" to what, validate the confession and blunt intent to break the law to a most obvious crime? Come on.

    And if it is found to be in violation (I mean duh), are there cuffs and jail cells involved or is it just gonna be like "Naughty naughty, you have just 1000 more days to release the rest or else we'll... Have a memorandum or something."?

    To paraphrase a classic joke:

    "They're great watchdogs! They watched as the robbers took everything."

  • I have fond memories of these days

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  • Reagan. It's always Reagan.

    Gosh dammit, isn't it always‽ I know beforehand, corruption in the late 70's laid the groundwork that culminated in the finishing move that was Reagan upending everything, but it's crazy how destructive his reign was, and how we're still dealing with the consequences, and how there are still people that think anything he did was remotely good for the people.

    For our overseas brethren, replace with Thatcher. Total monster.

    Yeah, I'm curious about the true effects dereg had on the tech industry as a whole. Like, would we still have gotten PCs in our households like we did? Or would the government have say, cracked down harder on Microsoft and Apple monopolies?

    I wonder if there's any way we can really know. Because if we can see where it went wrong, maybe we can paint a clearer picture of how it could be turned right...

  • Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"

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  • Oh yeah, 1000%.

    It really sucks seeing supposed democratic nations having this forced on them. I really hate how little people understand the implications in practice.

    China's "cameras up everyone's nose" approach should be a sign of failure and a caution to the world, not permission for other governments to "catch up". :(

  • Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"

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  • Ugh. That's disgusting on a thousand levels. Even proposing such a bill should be considered a jailable violation of the constitution, as an example to the rest of the authoritarian bastards.

  • The villains are clocking out

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  • Well it's Saturday morning, the buildings where the battles take place are considerately evacuated first, of course!

  • I have fond memories of these days

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  • Being able to text messages and pictures with my long distance GF-now-wife from anywhere was pretty rad, but I think I'd be pretty alright with un-inventing the smartphone.

    The evolution of portable pocket computers would have been significantly cooler.

    And I miss LAN parties...

  • I have fond memories of these days

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  • You haven't lived until you've played multiplayer TradeWars or LORD.

    Funny enough with how ridiculously busy everybody is anymore, I've been really interested in researching asynchronous multiplayer game concepts.

    Like stuff that's engaging enough to leave you thinking about it between turns, but doesn't require your constant attention. Stuff to play at work, basically. Lol

  • I have fond memories of these days

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  • It wasn't supposed to be like this.

    I'm wondering if you have any reference resources on-hand for this. Like if we can identify where exactly it went wrong and how it was supposed to be, to point to in a somewhat scholarly sense.

    As a 90's kid self-taught dabbler in comp-sci / FOSS advocate, my first thoughts for ultimately disasterous elements usually go to corporate disruption, like the iPhone. Maybe if we go further back, Internet Explorer?

    I feel like this stuff is intentionally buried to be as if it had never been. General computer knowledge used to be more commonplace, now gen-pops are ignorant slaves to stupid black-box appliances and monolithic rent-seeking cloud services. It sucks.

    We are the resistance though. The indie web is growing by the day. Gen-Z has been ditching social media. Open source stuff like Linux or Blender are exploding within niche circles like gaming and indie creator spaces. There's hope. :)

  • I have fond memories of these days

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  • Making it their desktop wallpaper, screenshotting the desktop, setting the desktop to that screenshot, then "hide icons."

  • Weeeeazels

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  • At first I was a little annoyed by the change of "Revolt" messenger to "Stoat."

    ...I like it better now!

  • SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky

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  • Linux @lemmy.world
    MonkeMischief @lemmy.today

    "Ageless Linux" is a distro created to openly defy California age-gating "law."

    agelesslinux.org
  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
    MonkeMischief @lemmy.today

    With great power...ignorance is bliss?

  • Gaming @lemmy.world
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    In Response to Payment Processor Censorship Fiasco, GoG Releases a Bunch of Spicy Games for 48 Hours.

    items.gog.com /freedomtobuy/index.html
  • memes @lemmy.world
    MonkeMischief @lemmy.today

    Fact Checking is a Two Way Street

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
    MonkeMischief @lemmy.today

    Wonder if Bobby Tables is on the nice list?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    How worried should US people be about "tariffs"? Should I invest in upgrading my equipment ASAP?

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    MonkeMischief @lemmy.today

    The Hated One - "Ai Will Wage Wars Over Water"